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All wear paratrooper bone sack and Italian paratrooper helmet. Advance at a crouch with Beretta SMG, his chest and back has several SMG magazine pouches plus there is a water-bottle and poncho on his belt. Standing firing Beretta SMG, standing upright firing from the shoulder, as above has chest and back are laden with magazine pouches, he also has cartridge pouches on his belt, but no other kit visible. The last figure is the classic grenade thrower, left arm raised about to hurl a stick-grenade with his right, he has a rifle slung across his back; his belt carries a water-bottle, cartridge pouches and a bayonet. Nice interesting figures could be used as Marines with careful pruning – some quite bad flash however.

Two figures both wearing paratrooper bone sacks. The officer wears a soft peaked fatigue cap, he holds binoculars in his right and a map in his left, he has a map case and pistol holster on his belt. The kneeling radio OP is bear-headed, he holds his earphones in place with his left hand. His only visible kit is a water-bottle on his belt. Nice interesting figures with good details, lots of flash however.

Two figures in normal Italian uniform in helmet, with ankle boots and rolled socks. The Brixa mortar is a gem, really nice detail, the gunner sits astride his weapon, his only visible kit is a water-bottle. The No2 crouches on all fours with a bomb ready to re-load, he has a water-bottle and haversack. nice figures, great detail.

Three figures plus gun and base. Prone firer with entrenching tool, water-bottle and netted helmet; Kneeling NCO with netted helmet slung M1 carbine, haversack and water-bottle, kneeling loader with ammo can and belt in netted helmet has a slung carbine and musette bag. Nice figures in good poses with some lovely details, there was a fair bit of flash.

Three figures as above, standing dropping bomb into tube, kneeling with bomb at the ready and running with bomb carrier pack and rifle; as above separate heads are provided. All comments about these figures are as in the review of I5 Italian Breda LMG teams, except a couple of major quality control issues.

I ordered pack I7 (Brixa 50mm mortar team) and whilst this pack is clearly marked I7; it is certainly NOT;

These sculpts were formally from Reiver Castings which Gary now owns and sells under his Sgt`s Mess brand. You get four figures, a two-man prone firing team and a two-man moving team, the figures wear standard Italian uniform: jacket, trousers, boots w/puttees and carry light kit: haversack, water-bottle and belt pouches. The figures come without heads allowing you to use them as different units. You also get a couple of strips of heads (mine were either standard tin helmet or Bersaglieri tin helmet with feathers). The figures are OK, maybe not so detailed as some of the more modern sculptors (with my painting it makes little difference); there was however quite a bit of flash.

Two prone figures wearing 1916 era US cavalry uniforms and equipment with Baden Powell hat, They crew a M1909 Benet-Mercie machine gun as they used in Mexico. Nice figures no flash, you also get an ammunition case and spare rifle.

Two soldiers with full kit wearing greatcoat and Adrian helmet, posed carrying a wounded comrade on a stretcher. The wounded guy is similarly dressed, his coat tails hang below the stretcher (nice touch), he has no head allowing you to give him whatever unit headgear you wish (you get a couple of variants in the pack); the bearers have armbands sculpted on (again a nice touch). The whole group looks the part, though I may paint these up to join my SCW medical unit rather than my French one.

Two prone figures wearing greatcoat, trousers and puttees/boots with full field kit – water-bottle haversack, and belt pouches. One is posed firing an FM29 LMG, the other his No2; you get separate heads so you can have them as either Senegalese (Chechia fez) or North African (Rexa turban), you also get a spare rifle. Nice figures, no flash.